I love stories of people who “made it” later in life. For instance, did you know that Julia Child didn’t publish her first cookbook until she was 50? Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t publish her first Little House book (which became the TV show Little House on the Prairie) until she was 65. Grandma Moses didn’t […]
Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free Salted Caramel Truffle Cups
March 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
[The perfect healthy obsession! These Salted Caramel Protein Cups are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, nut-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for Stage 2 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] When I first heard from Naked Nutrition inquiring if I might be interested in trying their products for a sponsored post, my […]
Does your food do this for you?
March 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Now that I’m an (ahem) mature woman who has been with my spouse for almost two dozen years, I can honestly say that I don’t know a single female friend who doesn’t have at least one cringe-worthy relationship in her past. What’s usually worse, most of us have had the same cringe-worthy relationship. ..several times, […]
How to Deal with Setbacks, Part Two
February 26, 2021 by 2 Comments
If you follow a restricted diet for health reasons, you have likely experienced setbacks at some point. I know, I know: for most of us, as we barrel along with our new diets, feeling confident as we begin to feel better, we imagine a healing trajectory that brings us from where we are right now […]
How to Deal with Setbacks, Part One
February 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Ever since I first started my anti-candida diet, I’ve been asked this question countless times (before the ACD, the most common question I was asked was, “When are you due?” Yes, really.). This week, on my YouTube channel, I was asked once again in the comments: “Can you show us what you eat?” In this […]
What does it take to quit sugar?
January 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
We’ve all been there (except for my husband, apparently): You’re working at home, producing great work. . . but suddenly, mid-afternoon, you’re overtaken by a massive sugar craving, and go searching for something sweet. If you’re anything like I was as a supreme sugar addict, you might even start to ransack the kitchen (looking in […]
The Ultimate Keto Fudge (sugar-free, dairy-free, grain-free, optionally nut-free)
January 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
[Who wants a plate–I mean, a piece?] One of the holiday delights that I absolutely cannot do without is fudge. (In fact, if you check the archives of this site, you’ll find not one, not two, but THREE recipes for chocolate fudge!). So why a new recipe now (when it’s not even the holidays any longer)? […]
Birthday Cake and 2021: How to Get What You Want
January 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
How is 2021 going for you so far? Is it living up to expectations? If you were hoping that January 1, 2021 was going act like a magical switch that would change our lives in an instant, you were not alone.
How I Got Out of the Symptom Swamp
December 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
One of the worst parts of dealing with candida, for me, was the recurrence of old symptoms each year. Every year around Christmas time (the same time that my symptoms first blew up and my body was covered with a horrible rash), I’d experience a flare-up of the old rash. For the first 6-7 years […]
Two key shifts that helped me clear my candida
November 13, 2020 by 4 Comments
The other day, I had a sudden realization: although I often refer to myself as “95% symptom-free, 99% of the time,” it has actually been over a year since my last symptom flare-up. Ever since I first healed from candida in 2010 (I started the diet and protocol in 2009), I always felt that candida […]
Hi! I'm Ricki, cookbook author, professional recipe developer, holistic nutritionist and anti-candida crusader. Let me show you how easy it is to eat plant-based, sugar-free, gluten free food that tastes great! 
